Electronic fare collection v. tokens

[NadCixelsyd]

I know this applies to more than NYC, but what's the advantage of
electronic fare. If I have a three tokens in my pocket, I know how
many rides I have left.

[Jimmy]

Peter Schleifer <pschl...@speakeasy.org> wrote:
> OTOH, expenses for fare collection and security are lower, and
> token-sucking is no longer a problem. Revenue is no longer lost to
> slugs, Bolivian coins, Connecticut turnpike tokens, and whatever else
> got accepted by the turnstyles over the years.

Instead, people figured out that you can get a free ride by folding a
Metrocard in half before you swipe. Did they ever fix that bug?

Jimmy